Jon Rahm did not have a very fun time at this past week’s Masters Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club. And it wasn’t just because he barely made the cut and struggled his way to a T-45 finish.
Scottie Scheffler is different, but you can be lured, for months and years, into thinking he’s the same. Same talent, same person, as a dozen others that came before. His greatness sneaks up on you, and as late into the Scheffler Era as this past Sunday, you heard people call him boring; you heard them Read more…
AUGUSTA, Ga.—Last place and tied for 43rd, the respective finishes of Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson at the 88th Masters. Of the 60 players who made the cut, they ranked 52nd and 59th in driving distance—only Jose Maria Olazabal hit it shorter. With their eight green jackets, Tiger and Phil’s collective experience at Augusta National Read more…
Scheffler shot 33 on the inward nine and produced six birdies in the last 11 holes, none of those requiring a putt of longer than 10 feet. That’s how dialled in he was.
This was a week of attrition, and while others were worn down by the course and the wind or the significance of what they were trying to chase, the unassuming superstar was undeterred by his surroundings, in command of his game and of himself. For that, Scheffler earned his second Masters title.
AUGUSTA, Ga. — Scottie Scheffler arrived this week at Augusta National Golf Club with his mind and his heart in two places but with his game in a very good place. He had to leave his wife Meredith at home in Dallas, where she is weeks away from giving birth to the couple’s first child. Read more…
AUGUSTA, Ga. — It’s the dream of any sports broadcaster to have a singular call become so iconic that it is forever connected to the legacy of the event. Verne Lundquist has lived that dream at the Masters—twice. Lundquist, 83, is making his 40th and final appearance from Augusta National this week. His signoff on Read more…
AUGUSTA, Ga. — Tiger Woods’ weekend struggles at the 2024 Masters continued on Sunday, leaving his loving patrons disappointed. But at least they can learn from the 15-time major champ’s worst hole of his early final round. Woods made a mess of the fifth on Sunday as he tumbled farther down the leaderboard. What was Read more…
Happy Masters Sunday. The Golf Digest team is live from Augusta National, bringing you minute-by-minute updates from the final round of the Masters. Tiger Woods is off early, so we’ll update you on his final round before the leaders get going later. (Scroll down for the latest updates from our crew at Augusta National.) RELATED: Read more…
AUGUSTA, Ga. — If Saturday was a day to forget at the 2024 Masters for Tiger Woods, Sunday already looks to be a bit more inspiring thanks to the friendly face who accompanied the five-time green jacket winner to the practice range ahead of the final round. Tiger’s 14-year-old son, Charlie Woods, watched his father Read more…
AUGUSTA, Ga. — He was too young to be burdened by a past and too inexperienced to know pain. But that was 90 minutes ago, when Nicolai Hojgaard was atop the white boards littered across Augusta National. Now, as he stumbled off the green, briefly looking back at the 15th fairway to wonder what went Read more…